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Senate Letter Opposing Broad COVID Liability Shield Legislation

… Dear Senator: On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I urge you to reject any broad liability shield legislation that would prevent the federal government from ensuring that workers are … an employer from such basic workplace standards as the requirement to pay the minimum wage. If workers are forced to work longer hours “related to an actual, alleged, feared, or potential for exposure to coronavirus”—for example, if they have … families. Millions more have gone without a paycheck and are on the verge of losing a home. Instead of denying workers the right to a safe and healthy job, Congress must deliver relief to the people who need it most. Sincerely, William Samuel, …
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House Letter Opposing Broad COVID Liability Shield Legislation

… Dear Representative: On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I urge you to reject any broad liability shield legislation that would prevent the federal government from ensuring that workers are … an employer from such basic workplace standards as the requirement to pay the minimum wage. If workers are forced to work longer hours “related to an actual, alleged, feared, or potential for exposure to coronavirus”—for example, if they have … families. Millions more have gone without a paycheck and are on the verge of losing a home. Instead of denying workers the right to a safe and healthy job, Congress must deliver relief to the people who need it most. Sincerely, William Samuel, …
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Trumka: Federal Government Must Act to Protect Workers

… Joe Biden, Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris and leaders from the business community and labor movement about how to keep workers safe in the face of COVID-19.  Thank you, Cecilia (Munoz). On behalf of the 55 unions and 12.5 million members of the AFL-CIO, it is an honor to join my fellow leaders in labor and business for today’s discussion. Mr. President-elect and Madame Vice President-elect, … rightfully reminds us that a job is about more than a paycheck—it’s about dignity. And if we believe that all work has dignity, then all workplaces need to focus on safety. It’s not too late to save tens of thousands of lives. That …
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Letter to Senators Urging Them to Support Emergency Funding to Help Protect Workers Responding to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak

… On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I urge you to advance an emergency supplemental appropriations package that will support the first phases of a national response to the … our public health system and our system of worker protections. Workers should not incur additional costs when they do the right thing to keep themselves and their families safe and protect public health—take time off from work when they are sick, get tested for COVID-19, seek medical treatment for the virus, or when they are placed in isolation …
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Letter to Representatives Urging Them to Support Emergency Funding to Help Protect Workers Responding to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak

… On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I urge you to advance an emergency supplemental appropriations package that will support the first phases of a national response to the … our public health system and our system of worker protections. Workers should not incur additional costs when they do the right thing to keep themselves and their families safe and protect public health—take time off from work when they are sick, get tested for COVID-19, seek medical treatment for the virus, or when they are placed in isolation …
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18 Important Things You Need to Know from the 2021 Death on the Job Report

… of workplace injury, illness and death remains too high, and too many workers remain at serious risk. There is much more work to be done. … Here are 18 important things from the 2021 Death on the Job report you need to know. In 2019: 1. 275 U.S. workers, on average, died each day from hazardous working conditions. 2. 5,333 workers were …
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Letter Opposing Legislation that Would Cut Funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

… Dear Representative: I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge you to vote against the FY 2024 Labor Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (“LHHS”) Appropriations Act … Another would eliminate funding for the enforcement of key labor protections that guarantee a minimum number of work hours for H-2B workers and ensure that H2-B workers will not undercut the wages, benefits and working conditions of U.S. …
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Trumka at AFT Rally: We're Ready For a Fight

… AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today delivered the following remarks at an AFT rally opposing cuts to health care and education:  Good afternoon, everybody! I’m Rich Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO! It is great to be here! … did that! Today we’ve won an important fight, but the battle rages on. They’ll bring it up again, and again, and we’ll be right there to kill it every time! Because together, we are an unstoppable force. And if you think today’s victory feels … union busting and school vouchers—of corporate handouts and a race to the bottom—we will remember in November. Either work with us or we will elect someone who will. We’re ready for a fight. Our opponents are bold. But we’re bolder. They’re …